July 3, 2005, Sunday

The murky trickle of water that flows through the center of the Albanian capital still gives off a foul stench, but the rest of downtown Tirana -- one of the least appealing of monuments to the drabness of brutal Stalinism -- is getting a facelift. ...

November 21, 2002, Thursday

Gunfire left one person wounded today at a polling station here and assailants burned ballots in Shllak, a northern village, marring parliamentary elections that pitted the incumbent Socialists against a center-right coalition led by Sali Berisha,...

June 25, 2001, Monday

The police sent reinforcements into the capital and a tense northern town today after rioters smashed windows at Tirana's main government building to protest the brief arrest of former President Sali Berisha.

November 30, 2000, Thursday

Photo of Albanian opposition leader Sali Berisha with family of slain policeman, spurning appeals fom diplomats and foreign officials to halt anti-government protests and return to his seat in Parliament